TUBA8 Antibody – Mouse Monoclonal

The protein encoded by this gene is a bifunctional enzyme and is one of the four enzymes of the peroxisomal beta-oxidation pathway. The N-terminal region of the encoded protein contains enoyl-CoA hydratase activity while the C-terminal region contains 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase activity. Defects in this gene are a cause of peroxisomal disorders such as Zellweger syndrome. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]

TUBA8: Tubulin is the major constituent of microtubules. It binds two moles of GTP, one at an exchangeable site on the beta chain and one at a non-exchangeable site on the alpha-chain. Defects in TUBA8 are the cause of polymicrogyria with optic nerve hypoplasia (PMGONH). It is a disease characterized by extensive polymicrogyria, optic nerve hypoplasia, severe developmental delay, hypotonia, seizures, a dysplastic or absent corpus callosum and colpocephaly. Polymicrogyria is a malformation of the cortex in which the brain surface is irregular and characterized by an excessive number of small gyri with abnormal lamination. Belongs to the tubulin family. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Cytoskeletal; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 22q11.21

Disease: Polymicrogyria With Optic Nerve Hypoplasia